Nexon America is opening up beta for its online card game, iTGC Online starting Wednesday, Jan. 20 with initial play hours set from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific Time.

iTGC Online is based on the wildly popular Nexon massively multiplayer online game, MapleStory. It is also Nexon America’s first browser-based game and requires no download to play. iTCG Online players will be able to choose one of the four MapleStory classes currently available as their main character. The classes include Warrior, Magician, Bowman and Thief.

Players will have several abilities in the game including being able to attack other players and monsters, perform non-attack actions such as refreshing their hit points, as well as adding items to their character and take side quests. Users can also customize the starter deck that comes with them for free and they can purchase booster packs using the game points they have gained through game play. Additionally, there will be a trade lobby, where users can trade cards in real time or make a trade post that specifies what type of cards they are searching for.

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